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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Rainman » May 16th, 2018, 9:42 am

blaine wrote:
Rainman wrote:
sMASH wrote:I find them cheap imitation lights fixtures carrying the prices of the actual originals...

All kinda 3k and 6k and 9k for plastic molded rubbish.


I'm planning on using BR30 LEDs throughout, but the only cans that are available are the cheap Chinese ones. Similar to these

http://www.tyett.com/wp-content/uploads ... er-TYE.pdf

As opposed to

https://www.homedepot.com/p/EnviroLite- ... /207200177

Which I've used before, but in North America.
Lighthouse. I bought mine there. They had 6'' and 4''. I think I paid like $140.00 for the 6''



Thanks for the response, which one were you able to get at lighthouse?

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby blaine » May 16th, 2018, 10:34 am

Rainman wrote:
blaine wrote:
Rainman wrote:
sMASH wrote:I find them cheap imitation lights fixtures carrying the prices of the actual originals...

All kinda 3k and 6k and 9k for plastic molded rubbish.


I'm planning on using BR30 LEDs throughout, but the only cans that are available are the cheap Chinese ones. Similar to these

http://www.tyett.com/wp-content/uploads ... er-TYE.pdf

As opposed to

https://www.homedepot.com/p/EnviroLite- ... /207200177

Which I've used before, but in North America.
Lighthouse. I bought mine there. They had 6'' and 4''. I think I paid like $140.00 for the 6''



Thanks for the response, which one were you able to get at lighthouse?

IMG_1684.JPG


The model is RP-8102HRA

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby blaine » May 16th, 2018, 10:36 am

blaine wrote:
Rainman wrote:
blaine wrote:
Rainman wrote:
sMASH wrote:I find them cheap imitation lights fixtures carrying the prices of the actual originals...

All kinda 3k and 6k and 9k for plastic molded rubbish.


I'm planning on using BR30 LEDs throughout, but the only cans that are available are the cheap Chinese ones. Similar to these

http://www.tyett.com/wp-content/uploads ... er-TYE.pdf

As opposed to

https://www.homedepot.com/p/EnviroLite- ... /207200177

Which I've used before, but in North America.
Lighthouse. I bought mine there. They had 6'' and 4''. I think I paid like $140.00 for the 6''



Thanks for the response, which one were you able to get at lighthouse?

IMG_1684.JPG


The model is RP-8102HRA

It doesn't come with the trim ring of course.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Rainman » May 17th, 2018, 5:24 am

Oh nice, was your drywall guy and electrician able to install it without issues? thanks for the info!

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby blaine » May 17th, 2018, 10:48 am

Rainman wrote:Oh nice, was your drywall guy and electrician able to install it without issues? thanks for the info!
Wasn't a problem. I actually cut all the holes myself using a dremel with the hole cutting attachment. Perfect hole every time. The tricky part was ensuring that when you cutting you clear all the bracing for the ceiling. What I did was when they finished bracing up I put some marks on the wall to indicate bracing and used that as a guide to cut. Installed pretty easy.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby jhonnieblue » May 17th, 2018, 7:48 pm

Anyone has a good contact for labor? Looking to repair some cracks on perimeter wall before the rainy season kicks in

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby adnj » May 17th, 2018, 8:20 pm

blaine wrote:The tricky part was ensuring that when you cutting you clear all the bracing for the ceiling. What I did was when they finished bracing up I put some marks on the wall to indicate bracing and used that as a guide to cut. Installed pretty easy.


Smart.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby pugboy » May 21st, 2018, 6:03 am

Good Morning,

looking for a tile person and gypsum ceiling approx 500sq ft near UWI.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby SNIPER 3000 » May 22nd, 2018, 8:46 am

Guys how safet it is to use wonde rust remover on my steel beams and then paint over it?

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby SNIPER 3000 » May 22nd, 2018, 8:53 am

Safe and Wonder rust remover^

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby rspann » May 22nd, 2018, 7:51 pm

Buffing the beams with a grinder and cup brush should take out all the rust . Clean and use red or grey oxide primer. If it's badly pitted ,you could use Magic Rust Seal,it's way better than wonder and you can paint over it in half hour.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby sleek78 » May 22nd, 2018, 8:12 pm

Hi guys. In d process of building a house but going through the bank and the insist on seeing all d necessary paper work b4 they approve us for a loan.
So far we have gotten, town and country, fire and we recently got wasa approvals.. The last stage is supposed to be d regional corporation. The acquiring of all this paper work so far has taken 6months.. We just submitted all our documents at d regional corporation in San Juan.. Does anybody have a rough estimate as too how long it takes to get approved??

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby urbandilema » May 22nd, 2018, 8:17 pm

sleek78 wrote:Hi guys. In d process of building a house but going through the bank and the insist on seeing all d necessary paper work b4 they approve us for a loan.
So far we have gotten, town and country, fire and we recently got wasa approvals.. The last stage is supposed to be d regional corporation. The acquiring of all this paper work so far has taken 6months.. We just submitted all our documents at d regional corporation in San Juan.. Does anybody have a rough estimate as too how long it takes to get approved??
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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby ProtonPowder » May 22nd, 2018, 9:11 pm

sleek78 wrote:Hi guys. In d process of building a house but going through the bank and the insist on seeing all d necessary paper work b4 they approve us for a loan.
So far we have gotten, town and country, fire and we recently got wasa approvals.. The last stage is supposed to be d regional corporation. The acquiring of all this paper work so far has taken 6months.. We just submitted all our documents at d regional corporation in San Juan.. Does anybody have a rough estimate as too how long it takes to get approved??


for the certificate of assessment?

probably 2 weeks to 2 months yes

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby worksux101 » May 26th, 2018, 10:23 am

Can anyone recommend someone that repairs/services TAU gate motors?
One of the arms starts opening but slows or stops before the gate is completely opened. Tends to open fully in the morning but not at night. The other arm opens normally.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby eitech » May 26th, 2018, 1:39 pm

Guys with septic tanks, are there any specific cleaners for toilet bowls?

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby di@n@ » May 26th, 2018, 4:13 pm

decking pan gauges , which is the better gauge to use and how do the sell em( by the foot or sheets) costs

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby *KRONIK* » May 26th, 2018, 5:07 pm

eitech wrote:Guys with septic tanks, are there any specific cleaners for toilet bowls?
It usually states on the bottle : "safe for septic systems" or something like that.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby rspann » May 26th, 2018, 8:44 pm

They come in 16,18,20 and 22 gauge. With the sixteen you get no sagging. Invest the extra and go that way. Karma has it for $24 per running foot. Look on their website for more info. I have six sheets to sell. 22' 21'and 24' two of each.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby eitech » May 27th, 2018, 2:46 pm

Is there a more efficient alternative for these lights. I think those bulbs are 175w and i got two

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby gtiracer » May 27th, 2018, 6:20 pm

eitech wrote:Is there a more efficient alternative for these lights. I think those bulbs are 175w and i got two

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Check out renergytt on Facebook.. Plenty led options

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby rmrunner » May 27th, 2018, 6:50 pm

eitech wrote:Is there a more efficient alternative for these lights. I think those bulbs are 175w and i got two

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Many LED dusk to dawn lights available to replace that. Inbox me if you looking for someone to change it out

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby eitech » May 27th, 2018, 9:27 pm

rmrunner wrote:
eitech wrote:Is there a more efficient alternative for these lights. I think those bulbs are 175w and i got two

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Many LED dusk to dawn lights available to replace that. Inbox me if you looking for someone to change it out


Changing it is no problem. Jus want advise on a good LED option

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby De Dragon » May 27th, 2018, 9:35 pm

^^ Have one from PriceSmart for almost a year now. Works well.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby hong kong phooey » May 27th, 2018, 11:38 pm

yes there are led options available, they are very light and it does not attract the number of insects as with that type of bulb . The ones in price smart is plastic but works very well. Installed 2 and that are still working after 2 years plus . Automatically comes on at night and off in the morning

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby eitech » May 27th, 2018, 11:57 pm

hong kong phooey wrote:yes there are led options available, they are very light and it does not attract the number of insects as with that type of bulb . The ones in price smart is plastic but works very well. Installed 2 and that are still working after 2 years plus . Automatically comes on at night and off in the morning



Kool share some pics nah. I”ll check them out

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby pugboy » May 28th, 2018, 3:59 pm

check Ramlagans balmain, best prices
I got a pair of LED types to replace regular ones.
Brighter and more efficient.

It fit on the same piping.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby nightcrawler » May 28th, 2018, 10:18 pm

pugboy wrote:check Ramlagans balmain, best prices
I got a pair of LED types to replace regular ones.
Brighter and more efficient.

It fit on the same piping.

Price

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby goon » May 30th, 2018, 12:01 pm

TAP blocks vs ABEL blocks, pros and cons?

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby urbandilema » June 3rd, 2018, 12:27 am

Good nite tuners anyone have extra used materials like galvanize sheets and ply for sale...it's to build a small shed at my land...thanks in adv.

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